Echocardiography in the Assessment of Left Atrial Pressure After Pediatric Heart Surgery: A Comparison Study With Measurements Obtained From Left Atrial Catheter.

BACKGROUND: Correlation between ventricular end-diastolic pressure and pulsed Doppler and tissue Doppler-derived E/e' ratio has been widely reported in adults but scarcely studied in children with congenital heart diseases. This ratio is defined as the relationship between diastolic transmitral flow velocity (cm/s; E) and myocardial diastolic relaxation velocity (cm/s; e') in the lateral aspect of the mitral annulus. Our main objective was to ascertain whether a correlation existed between direct measurement of left atrial pressure and echocardiographic E/e' ratio in children after heart surgery. METHODS: Prospective study including 27 consecutive children after pediatric heart surgery. Data were analyzed according to whether they were obtained within the first 72 hours following surgery or later on. Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, and areas under the receiver-operating characteristics curve of E/e' ratio in detection of left atrial pressure values ≥13 mm Hg were evaluated. RESULTS: Forty-eight studies were conducted in 27 patients. Thirty-two studies were performed during the first 72 hours after heart surgery and 16 beyond the third day. Median patient age was 0.82 years (5 days-16 years). Median left atrial pressure values and E/e' measurements of the whole cohort (N = 48) were 12.0 and 10.2, respectively. Intraclass correlation index between left atrial pressure values and echocardiographic E/e' ratio was 0.35, 0.25 for studies performed within 72 hours, but 0.78 (P < .01) for those performed later. There was also a high positive predictive value, since in 13 (87%) of 15 studies with an E/e' ratio ≥13, the left atrial pressure was ≥13 mm Hg. CONCLUSION: While echocardiographic E/e' ratio did not show a good correlation with left atrial pressure in the immediate postoperative period, the positive predictive value may suffice to aid clinicians in predicting elevated pressures.

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[Pregnancy and congenital heart disease]. / Embarazo y cardiopatías congénitas.

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Since the creation of the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Units and of the High Obstetric Risk Units, there has been increasing interest in hemodynamic and obstetric outcomes in pregnant woman with congenital heart disease. METHODS: Retrospective descriptive study of 56 women with congenital heart disease aged (mean [range]) 25 (18-40) years, who experienced a total of 84 pregnancies between January 1992 and August 2006. The women were divided into three pregnancy risk groups: A, low-risk; B, moderate-risk, and C, high-risk. RESULTS: The incidence of complications during pregnancy was 1.6%, 15%, and 20% in groups A, B, and C, respectively; the incidence during the puerperium was 2%, 23%, and 50%, respectively; and maternal mortality was 0%, 7.6%, and 25%, respectively. Overall, 69 children were born, and the prematurity rates in the three groups were 11%, 15%, and 100%, respectively. The following risk factors were studied: pulmonary hypertension, cyanosis, arrhythmia, left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, right ventricular dilatation, systemic right ventricle, and anticoagulation therapy. The risk factor most significantly associated with maternal or fetal morbidity or mortality was found to be pulmonary hypertension. CONCLUSIONS: Risk stratification in pregnant women with congenital heart disease provides prognostic information that can help multidisciplinary teams to target care to achieve the best results.

Embarazo y cardiopatías congénitas / Pregnancy and congenital heart disease

Introducción y objetivos. Desde la creación de las Unidades de Cardiopatías Congénitas (CC) del Adulto y las Unidades Obstétricas de Alto Riesgo Cardiológico, ha habido creciente interés por la evolución hemodinámica y obstétrica de embarazadas con CC. Métodos. Estudio descriptivo retrospectivo de 56 mujeres con CC y media de edad de 25 (18-40) años, que iniciaron 84 gestaciones entre enero de 1992 y agosto de 2006. Se las distribuyó en 3 grupos de riesgo gestacional: A, bajo; B, moderado y C, alto. Resultados. Las incidencias de complicaciones durante la gestación fueron del 1,6, el 15 y el 20%, y durante el puerperio, el 2, el 23 y el 50%; la mortalidad materna fue 0, del 7,6 y del 25% de los grupos A, B y C respectivamente. Nacieron 69 niños y las tasas de prematuridad fueron del 11, el 15 y el 100% respectivamente. Los factores de riesgo principales fueron: la hipertensión pulmonar (HTP), la cianosis, la arritmia, la obstrucción del tracto de salida del ventrículo izquierdo, el ventrículo derecho (VD) dilatado, el VD sistémico necesidad de y la anticoagulación. La HTP fue el factor más importante asociado a morbimortalidad maternofetal. Conclusiones. La estratificación por riesgo en las gestantes con CC ofrece información pronóstica que permite adecuar la atención de equipos multidisciplinarios para conseguir resultados exitosos

Introduction and objectives. Since the creation of the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Units and of the High Obstetric Risk Units, there has been increasing interest in hemodynamic and obstetric outcomes in pregnant woman with congenital heart disease. Methods. Retrospective descriptive study of 56 women with congenital heart disease aged (mean [range]) 25 (18­40) years, who experienced a total of 84 pregnancies between January 1992 and August 2006. The women were divided into three pregnancy risk groups: A, low-risk; B, moderate-risk, and C, high-risk. Results. The incidence of complications during pregnancy was 1.6%, 15%, and 20% in groups A, B, and C, respectively; the incidence during the puerperium was 2%, 23%, and 50%, respectively; and maternal mortality was 0%, 7.6%, and 25%, respectively. Overall, 69 children were born, and the prematurity rates in the three groups were 11%, 15%, and 100%, respectively. The following risk factors were studied: pulmonary hypertension, cyanosis, arrhythmia, left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, right ventricular dilatation, systemic right ventricle, and anticoagulation therapy. The risk factor most significantly associated with maternal or fetal morbidity or mortality was found to be pulmonary hypertension. Conclusions. Risk stratification in pregnant women with congenital heart disease provides prognostic information that can help multidisciplinary teams to target care to achieve the best results